崇明

Chóngmíng

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Meanings

1 Chongming (Shanghai district and island)

Characters

lofty, to revere

Examples

崇明岛是中国第三大岛。

Chóngmíng Dǎo shì Zhōngguó dì sān dà dǎo.

Chongming Island is the third-largest island in China.

我们去崇明骑自行车。

Wǒmen qù Chóngmíng qí zìxíngchē.

Let's go cycling on Chongming.

Tips

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崇明岛 sits at the mouth of the Yangtze and is China's third-largest island (after Taiwan and Hainan). It is constantly growing from Yangtze silt deposits — roughly 5 square km a year — and is being developed by Shanghai as an 'eco-island' (生态岛).

Stroke Order

崇 chóng

明 míng